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House Bill 4373, Permanently revoke doctor license for sex crime: Passed 108 to 1 in the House

To authorize the permanent revocation of medical professional’s license or registration if he or she is convicted of engaging in sex with a patient under pretext of giving medical treatment. This is one of the legislative responses following the MSU sex abuse scandal.

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Senate Bill 309, Impose $50 tax on tow trucks: Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate

To impose a $50 annual “motor carrier” fee on tow trucks and wreckers used in “nonconsensual towing operations” within the state, which usually means removal of illegally parked cars.

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Senate Bill 340, Authorize remote "satellite" pharmacies: Passed 32 to 6 in the Senate

To permit “remote pharmacies” that use a "telepharmacy system" to sell prescription drugs, in which a "continuous, real-time audio and video link to connect a pharmacist parent pharmacy with a remote pharmacy operated by the parent pharmacy.” Licensed “pharmacy technicians” at the remote site would dispense drugs under the remote supervision of a licensed pharmacist under rules and restrictions specified in the bill. Among other provisions the bill would require that patients be able to communicate with the licensed pharmacist through the system.

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House Bill 4261, Name road segment after deceased politician: Passed 102 to 7 in the House

To designate a portion of US-24 in Wayne County as the "Julie Plawecki Memorial Highway.